Category Archives: World events, a psychological view

WHAT TRUMP HAS IS WORSE THAN MENTAL ILLNESS, by Art Smukler MD, author & psychiatrist

Posted on December 22, 2020 by artsmuklermd

Often through the years, I’ve told patents that being aware of how they suffer is special, that a lot of people are incapable of psychological insight, they just do what they do without any ability to see how their behavior … Continue reading →

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MY ADVICE, JOE — DON’T WASTE YOUR BREATH, Art Smukler MD, author & psychiatrist

Posted on October 1, 2020 by artsmuklermd

Sometimes the time for debate and discussion is over. Rational discussion is only helpful when you are dealing with a rational person. My experience as a psychiatrist, who specialized in doing psychotherapy, taught me that a point is reached when … Continue reading →

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VOTE THE LIC OUT! by Art Smukler MD, author & psychiatrist

Posted on September 27, 2020 by artsmuklermd

The LIAR IN CHIEF and his enablers must go! This is not a time to lie on the couch and analyze your troubled past or be philosophical. It is a time for action. Save us all from this Republican circus. … Continue reading →

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SO YOU WANNA VOTE FOR TRUMP? by Art Smukler MD, author & psychiatrist

Posted on August 20, 2020 by artsmuklermd

I KNOW, you’ve already decided. You don’t like the way he acts, BUT he’s for Israel or he’s good for the economy or he’s pro-life or he’s pro-guns or you agree with him and think science is over-rated or you … Continue reading →

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EVIL IN THE WHITE HOUSE, by Art Smukler MD, author & psychiatrist

Posted on May 27, 2020 by artsmuklermd

For quite a while, I’ve done the impossible – kept my mouth shut and my computer off with things pertaining to Donald Trump. But no more. I can’t tolerate his lies and the way that so many Republicans support and … Continue reading →

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POTUS IS NAKED or THE ADVANTAGES OF A MIND EXPOSED by Art Smukler MD, author and psychiatrist

Posted on September 21, 2019 by artsmuklermd

We’re all sick and tired of hearing the story of THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES. Well, please, be a good sport for just one more time. It has a new satisfying twist. Ha. If you can’t have a good time writing … Continue reading →

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A PEP TALK FOR WRITERS, by Art Smukler, author and psychiatrist

Posted on May 2, 2019 by artsmuklermd

Last night, Hillary Clinton said something on the Rachel Maddow Show that really struck a bell, more like a gong. She said, “I’m living rent free inside of Donald Trump’s brain, and it’s not a very nice place to be.” … Continue reading →

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WHEN TRUMP DIES, WHERE WILL HIS SOUL GO? by Art Smukler MD, author & psychiatrist

Posted on April 7, 2019 by artsmuklermd

I don’t believe in god or a higher power or that one religion is superior to another religion; so for me, the term soul is used in a philosophical manner. What does the afterlife hold in store for a man … Continue reading →

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WHAT’S THE SECRET REASON PEOPLE EITHER HATE OR LOVE TRUMP? Art Smukler MD, author & psychiatrist

Posted on February 17, 2019 by artsmuklermd

Like the main part of an iceberg, hidden from view under the dark icy water, our unconscious mind, hidden from consciousness by defenses like denial and repression, is the real bulwark behind our feelings and actions. Freud theorized that access … Continue reading →

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THE BRILLIANT LESSON DONALD TRUMP TAUGHT US, by Art Smukler MD, author & psychiatrist

Posted on December 6, 2018 by artsmuklermd

Who wouldn’t want 10 billion dollars? I would. Then when the market tanked I’d still have a few billion left for coffee at Starbucks and gasoline, even if we dumped the immoral Saudis. So what did the great man teach … Continue reading →

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